Kollaps
German, noun/ˈkɔlaps/
Kollaps is spelled K-O-L-L-A-P-S (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kollaps is a German masculine noun meaning “synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzliches Ende der Funktionsfähigkeit eines Körpers oder Systems”.
What does Kollaps mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”)
Einer der Marathonläufer erlitt einen Kollaps und kam ins Krankenhaus.
- 2
masculinecollapse, breaking down of a system, function
Die vielen Anfragen führten zum zeitweiligen Kollaps der Webseite.
- 3
masculinerarecollapse of a building, structure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzliches Ende der Funktionsfähigkeit eines Körpers oder Systems
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kollaps
- Kollapses genitive
- Kollapse plural
- Kollapsen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kollaps?
- /ˈkɔlaps/
- [ˈkɔlaps]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kollaps
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kollaps in German?
Kollaps appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).